Jul 18, 2021 · Stilesia hepatica, also called the liver tapeworm, is a helminth parasite that has sheep, goats, other livestock and numerous wild ruminants (e.g. elk, deer, moose, etc.) as final hosts. It is found North and South America in Asia and in tropical and southern Africa.

Stilesia : Morphology Adult are 25 to 50 cm long and about 3 mm wide. The head (scolex) has four prominent suckers. The segments (proglottids) are short. They are hermaphroditic) with two parauterine organs filled with eggs. Each segment has also excretory cells known as flame cells (protonephridia).

Sheep and goats naturally infested with Stilesia hepatica were treated with either praziquantel (Droncit, Bayer) or oxfendazole (Systamex, Coopers). Praziquantel at 15 mg/kg was 100% effective in 20 sheep; at 7,5 mg/kg 2 out of 20 sheep were still …

A practical method of diagnosing Stilesia hepatica in live sheep is described. Intestinal contents and faeces were sieved through a sieve with apertures of 1.0 mm onto a sieve with apertures of 100 microns to reduce volume and turbidity.

A technique for examining faecal samples for Stilesia hepatica proglottids was assessed for diagnosis of this infection in live sheep. It detected infection in 67% of all the sheep that were confirmed infected by examining the livers during meat inspection and in 63% of sheep from a farm with a hist …

Jan 1, 1992 · A technique for examining faecal samples for Stilesia hepatica proglottids was assessed for diagnosis of this infection in live sheep.

Stilesia hepatica, also called the liver tapeworm, is a helminth parasite that has sheep, goats, other livestock and numerous wild ruminants (e.g. elk, deer, moose, etc.) as final hosts. It is found North and South America in Asia and in tropical and southern Africa.

Stilesia hepatica is a cestode parasite living in the bile ducts of cattle, sheep, goats and occasionally.

Jun 17, 2022 · Stilesia hepatica es una especie de gusanos cinta (cestodos) parásito interno que afecta al ganado ovino y caprino, y a otros rumiantes salvajes, rara vez a bovinos. Se da sobre todo en Asia y en África tropical y meridional. Regionalmente puede ser muy común y afectar al 90-100% del los ovinos.

This datasheet on Stilesia hepatica covers Identity, Overview, Distribution, Hosts/Species Affected, Vectors & Intermediate Hosts, Prevention/Control.